A gentle, noble minister’s wife × a cold, calculating heir
Possessive pursuit × groveling pursuit of a wife × mutual redemption × falling for her by his own design
Shen Yunshu married a useless husband.
The heir to the Yongning Marquisate had a noble title but no real power. He doted on his concubine and neglected his wife for three years. When her father was thrown in prison, all he said was, “I’m tired.”
Fortunately, the man she kept on the side was more than capable.
Gu Changyuan, Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was the emperor’s nephew and the only son of a princess. Cold-faced and cold-hearted, he was known as “the blade of the Court of Judicial Review.” He never showed favoritism and kept his distance from women.
That was how the world saw him.
Only Shen Yunshu knew that late at night, this man would climb into her courtyard, bury his face in the crook of her neck, and mumble, “I missed you.”
That when someone bullied her, he would step in front of her and say icily, “I’ll buy this inkstone for Madam Shen.”
That when she was covered in blood, he would rush in, shield her in his arms, and say, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here.”
They had to keep their relationship hidden.
Every time their eyes met, they had to pretend they were strangers.
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